Where there's life there's hope.
Zavien watched Maea stumble backwards, concerned he may have used too much force despite the lack of complaints. He stepped forward as if he might check on her, but she was suddenly throwing another punch at him, straight at his gut. His first instinct was to stay put, knowing her shorter arms wouldn't be able to reach him; but Zavien had the second thought that included the fact that she didn't need to touch him for the punch to land. At the last second, he swerved away, using his arm to take the portion of the attack he didn't have time to avoid. It grazed his arm with enough force that it might leave a bruise, but all he could do was smile. "I guess I'm going to have to relearn some of my habits and instincts." Chuckling, he didn't hesitate to close the distance between them and throw his fist towards her shoulder as a distraction for him to sweep a foot at her legs.
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